File Date Corrector

When importing files on a new hard drive, the operating system may replace the original “Created” and “Modified” values with the date of copying. This is less than ideal, as it is very important for certain applications to have access to the correct creation and modification dates.

File Date Corrector is a nifty utility that, as you may have guessed, enables you to adjust these dates by relying on metadata embedded into various documents, images, video and audio files.

First and foremost, you need to navigate to the folder where the copied files are stored. If you then click the Preview button, the application lists all the alterations that will be performed when you launch the operation.

In most situations, it should not be necessary to customize any advanced parameters, but novices can consult the included user manual if they need help figuring out how settings in the “Set File Date” tab can be used to their advantage.

If the corrected dates displayed in the Preview panel are not entirely accurate, you can customize the processing algorithm to ensure the information is extracted from the right sources.

File Date Corrector can search for metadata embedded into documents, images, audio or video files, and you can specify whether EXIF or IPTC data should be preferred when processing photos.

Of course, you also have the option of setting the “Created” and “Modified” dates manually, should no information be stored in the files.

Essentially, File Date Corrector does exactly what its name suggests, and it does not complicate matters unnecessarily. In most cases, minimal user input should be required, and the program even takes Daylight Saving Time into consideration.

The application features a simple, intuitive interface, and it can perform the necessary corrections by extracting metadata from pictures, documents, video and audio files.